Most of the targeted books have either been removed or restricted, according to the Utah State Board of Education.
, which includes a scene with oral sex. The book is a memoir about the author’s childhood and complicated family relationships. Ivory noted it is available in a Park City junior high.. It is a semi-autobiographical book about a teen who is struggling with realizing he is gay. The book is in a Davis junior high, according to Ivory.that depict a child porn ring. The lawmaker said students can check out the book at two high schools in Davis School District.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A group from Utah Parents United tours the State Capitol on Monday, January 10, 2022.Patty Norman, also a deputy superintendent for the state, said she has not seen schools refusing to review books.The school district has 200,000 unique book titles across its libraries, she said. It had 202 challenges on 42 unique titles, Norman said. And 10 of the books were removed . But, that accounts for far less than 1% of the total collection, Norman said.
There also were concerns during the hearing about lawsuits against school districts going both ways — for removing books and violating the First Amendment or for leaving books on the shelves and violating state law.
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